GWADAR: An engineer associated with a survey team working on a dam was killed and two others were injured when unidentified men opened fire in Ormara area of Gwadar district on Thursday.

Official sources said that a team headed by Engineer Mohammad Shoaib came under fire while they were busy surveying the area for the construction of Basool Kour Dam.

Mr Shoaib died on the spot and his colleagues Muhammad Arif and Nabi Bakhsh suffered injuries.

Security forces shifted the injured to Ormara hospital and initiated a search operation to arrest the attackers.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

Published in Dawn, January 1st, 2016

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